Updated: 7:00 PM Mississippi House Speaker Tim Ford announced he would not seek reelection in 2003.

Updated: 6:57 PM One of his colleagues said Wednesday that Senator Trent Lott should resign from his leadership position, but Lott says he's "hanging in there."

Updated: 10:35 AM WTOK-TV hosted its annual Wesley House Christmas party at the Dentzel Carousel at Highland Park.

Updated: 10:21 AM Design work for Meridian's Grand Opera House Project downtown may take another year to complete.

Updated: 6:53 PM The new CEO of WorldCom got the go-ahead from a federal panel Monday. Now the majority of the board of directors has resigned.

Updated: 6:54 PM Mississippi will target bridge repair through a $25 million loan.

Updated: 10:29 AM Clarke County has been hit by another mill closing that means the loss of 100 jobs.

Updated: 1:30 PM State College Board Commissioner Tom Layzell has been named one of two finalists for a similar post in Kentucky.

Updated: 6:56 PM A criminal charge of culpable negligence manslaughter has been filed against a driver in the death of Joey Culotta.

Updated: 6:58 PM Sen. Trent Lott appeared on Black Entertainment Television to discuss recent remarks viewed by many as racially insensitive, but also gets support from a prominent black congressman.

Updated: 12:45 PM Mississippi's director of the state Department of Human resources has resigned, effective Friday.

Updated: 10:13 AM Local authorities ask for the public's help in solving a string of burglaries at Northeast Lauderdale High School.

Updated: 10:28 AM A recent survey by Lauderdale County deputies using a borrowed radar gun shows most drivers speeding well over the posted limits.

Updated: 10:24 AM A letter to the media from Citizens Against Annexation Advisory Committee indicates Lauderdale County is paying half the costs of the annexation fight. That issue was clarified Monday.

Updated: 7:08 PM The last victim in the recent bridge collapse in Wayne County has been found.

Updated: 4:36 PM A small group of NAACP protestors carried signs and chanted "Trent Lott has got to go" in front of the federal courthouse in Jackson.

Updated: 2:11 PM The city of Meridian will be a little safer thanks to a donation from Lowe's Hardware store.

Updated: 1:44 PM Monday is likely to be the busiest mailing day of the year, with Christmas less than 10 days away.

Updated: 1:41 PM Supporters and opponents of the Ten Commandments monument at Alabama's judicial building rallied Monday.

Updated: 10:37 AM Some are saying more reform is needed, 20 years after Mississippi's original attempt to improve education.

Updated: 10:34 AM At least three prominent Republicans are questioning Trent Lott's leadership abilities.

Updated: 6:09 PM Following Friday's press conference by Senator Trent Lott, local NAACP president Obie Clark says Lott should resign.

Updated: 10:35 AM Alabama executed Keith Johnson Thursday night, the first in the state to die by lethal injection.

Updated: 10:36 AM Sen. Thad Cochran said the hiring of a new consultant won't hurt efforts to fight closure of Mississippi's military installations.

Updated: 6:56 PM Two Meridian hospitals honored employees and volunteers who work hard to help patients.